<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 06:41:20 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@isaganispeaks/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Building My Own Gun (Short Fiction)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clunk! The sound of metal echoed across the room as the two tubes hit each other. I was carrying two rifle barrels... well not really since the barrels were larger than conventional rifles. 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